A laryngeal mirror is used to examine the:
a. Vagina
b. Rectum
c. Mouth, teeth, and throat
d. Ears
C
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symptoms of psychiatric disorder and those who report that they currently take psychotropic medication. Because of the high number of newly incarcerated individuals the nurse sees, a priority skill for the nurse to have is the ability to a. establish chain-of-custody of evidence. b. make an assessment of suicide risk. c. access community resources. d. provide spiritual support.
The nurse has completed a physical examination of a newly admitted patient. Which data would the nurse document as objective data? Select all that apply
a. Constant headache b. Dizziness upon arising c. Pitting edema of the right ankle d. VS (T-98, P = 76, R = 22, BP = 144/92) e. Moderate chest pain f. Small bruise on left forearm
The nurse is caring for a client with prostate cancer with metastasis to S-1 and the adjacent nerve root. The client complains of unrelenting pain
When collaborating with the provider, which of the following examples of balanced analgesia would the nurse advocate for? 1. Use of an opioid for background pain and gabapentin (Neurontin) for the neuropathic pain. 2. Use of an opioid around the clock rather than on an as-needed (PRN ) basis. 3. Use of escalating doses of a narcotic analgesic per the third step of the World Health Organization (WHO) analgesic ladder. 4. Begin with the first step of the analgesic ladder as described by the World Health Organization (WHO), and then evaluate the client's response.
The primiparous client has asked the nurse why her cervix has only changed from 1 to 2 cm in 3 hours of contractions occurring every 5 minutes. How should the nurse respond to this client?
1. "What did you expect? You have only had contractions for a few hours. Labor takes time." 2. "When your perineal body thins out, your cervix will begin to dilate much faster than it is now." 3. "The hormones that cause labor to begin are just getting to be at levels that will change your cervix." 4. "Your cervix has also effaced, or thinned out, and that change in the cervix is also labor progress."